> -----Original Message----- > From: rpm-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:rpm-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] > On Behalf Of Andrew Ford > Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2013 3:43 AM > To: rpm-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Writing new book: "The RPM Reference" > > I mentioned on the rpm-list almost two years ago that I was writing a book > "Linux Software Management with RPM and YUM". That stalled for various > reasons, one of which was that the subject was just too broad. > I have narrowed the focus now and am working on a book, provisionally entitled > "The RPM Reference". It will do what the title implies, provide a reference > primarily for the rpm and rpmbuild commands (including coverage of spec files, > macros, scripts, triggers, etc) covering rpm versions 4.4.2 (SLES 10), 4.4.2.3 > (RHEL5, SLES 11), 4.8.0 (RHEL6), 4.9.1.3 (Fedora 17 and openSUSE 12.2) and > 4.10.1 (Fedora 18), and whatever RHEL7 uses when it comes out. I have been > reviewing whatever documentation, books and articles I can find and exploring > the source code for the different versions (including the patches for the disto > packages). There are areas, like SELinux policies, that I am going to have to > learn up on, but I am hoping to have the bulk of the book written in the first half > of the year. Double checking the correctness of everything, especially all the > compatibility information is going to take quite a while though. > > If you would like to help with reviewing the new book, drop me an email. I am > anticipating having the first chapters ready for review by early February. [Qiang] I would like to. Thanks Qiang > > Regards > Andrew > _______________________________________________ > Rpm-list mailing list > Rpm-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > http://lists.rpm.org/mailman/listinfo/rpm-list _______________________________________________ Rpm-list mailing list Rpm-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.rpm.org/mailman/listinfo/rpm-list
